Revised August 2013 DUE DATE: Thursday, January 16, 2014 Bay Area Independent High Schools Please check the schools to which you are applying The Athenian School International High School San Domenico High School Bayhill High School Jewish Community High School of the Bay San Francisco University High School The Bay School of San Francisco Kehillah Jewish High School San Francisco Waldorf High School Bentley School Lick-Wilmerding High School Santa Catalina School The Branson School Marin Academy Stevenson School Castilleja School The Marin School Stuart Hall High School The College Preparatory School Maybeck High School The Urban School of San Francisco Convent of the Sacred Heart High School Menlo School Waldorf High School of the Peninsula Crystal Springs Uplands School Mid-Peninsula High School Woodside Priory School Drew School The Nueva School York School The Harker School Orinda Academy Head-Royce School Sacred Heart Prep, Atherton Current English Teacher Recommendation Form Applicant Name:___________________________________________________________________ Applying to Grade:_______________________ To the Applicant’s Parent or Guardian: Please send a copy of this recommendation with the Bay Area Independent High Schools checked you are applying to along with the electronically signed Transcript Release and Confidentiality form to your child’s current Math teacher. Please note the completed recommendation must be sent from the teacher’s school email. Recommendations from other email will not be accepted. This recommendation may also be printed out, signed, and given to the teacher along with a copy of the signed Transcript Release Form and a stamped envelope for each of the schools to which you are applying. To the Teacher: All of the above schools share a commitment to a rigorous college preparatory curriculum in a supportive atmosphere. These schools seek a student body representative of the diverse population of the Bay area. All of the schools have financial aid programs. With this background in mind, please complete the form below which will be accepted by all of the schools listed above. The recommendation form will not become part of the applicant’s permanent record and remains strictly confidential. The applicant’s parents have authorized completion of the form and waived their right to access it by signing the following Electronic Transcript Release Form as part of their application to the BAIHS. This recommendation form should be given to you along with a copy of the signed Transcript Release Form and is for your personal records. To begin work on the form, first save it to your computer and label the file with the applicant’s first and last name. Complete the form and be sure to save as you go. To submit the form to the schools marked above, please email it as an attached PDF file (labeled by the applicant’s first and last name) from a school address You will find each BAIHS's Admission email address on page 3 of this form. If you receive this form as a hard copy feel free to photocopy your completed recommendation, and then fill out the school-specific section for each school to which you are sending a recommendation. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call any of the schools. We sincerely appreciate your cooperation and candor. NO ACADEMIC QUALITIES ONE OF OPPORTUNITY BELOW THE BEST TO OBSERVE POOR AVERAGE AVERAGE GOOD EXCELLENT EVER Study Habits Attention Span Ability to Work Independently Ability to Organize and Communicate Ideas Motivation Intellectual Curiosity Critical and Abstract Thinking Skills NO ONE OF OPPORTUNITY PERSONAL QUALITIES BELOW THE BEST TO OBSERVE POOR AVERAGE AVERAGE GOOD EXCELLENT EVER Creativity Self-Confidence Leadership Potential Reaction to Criticism Reaction to Setbacks Concern for Others Personal Conduct Personal Integrity Ability to Act Independently Ability to Work Cooperatively General Level of Maturity Sense of Humor 1 1. Please compare this student’s academic achievement to his/her ability. 2. Please comment on the student’s reading and writing skills. 3. In this student’s academic work, does he or she require prodding or additional supervision? Please elaborate. 4. Have absences in any way affected the student’s classroom performance? 5. Please comment on the student as a person. (Consider maturity, integrity, behavior, relationships with peers, self- confidence). 6. Is there any additional information that can be better conveyed in a phone conversation? Yes No If Necessary Please provide a phone number where you can be reached: __________________________ Ext. _____________ Grade(s) you have taught this applicant: 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th Name: _________________________________________________ Position: ___________________________________ Subject(s) you taught applicant: ____________________________ Grade(s) Received: ___________________________ School: ________________________________________________ School Phone: ____________________ Ext. ______ School Address: _________________________________________ City: ________________________ ZIP __________ Email: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Signature: ________________________________________________ Date:____________________________________ I recommend this student for admission to: _______________________________________________________________ Not at All Somewhat Fairly Very Familiar I am familiar with this school’s program: I recommend this student: Not at All With Reservation Mildly With Confidence Enthusiastically Academic Ability and Promise Character and Personal Promise Overall Please make any additional comments on the student’s appropriateness for the school named above: 2 Revised August 2013 DUE DATE: Thursday, January 16, 2014 Bay Area Independent High School Email Address List Please submit the forms to the school’s specific email address listed below Independent School Name Independent School Email Address The Athenian School [email protected] Bayhill High School [email protected] The Bay School of San Francisco [email protected] The Bentley School [email protected] The Branson School [email protected] Castilleja School [email protected] The College Preparatory School [email protected] Convent of the Sacred Heart High School [email protected] Crystal Springs Uplands School [email protected] Drew School [email protected] The Harker School [email protected] Head-Royce School [email protected] International High School [email protected] Jewish Community High School of the Bay [email protected] Kehillah Jewish High School [email protected] Lick-Wilmerding High School [email protected] Marin Academy [email protected] The Marin School [email protected] Maybeck High School [email protected] Menlo School [email protected] Mid-Peninsula High School [email protected] The Nueva School [email protected] Orinda Academy [email protected] Sacred Heart Prep, Atherton [email protected] San Domenico High School [email protected] San Francisco Waldorf High School [email protected] Santa Catalina School [email protected] Stevenson School [email protected] Stuart Hall High School [email protected] University High School [email protected] The Urban School of San Francisco [email protected] Waldorf High School of the Peninsula [email protected] Woodside Priory School [email protected] York School [email protected] 3 .